45 Years Old and Finally Getting my TUMMY TUCK! Ogden, UT

I am scheduled for a tummy tuck in Utah on October 7th and I cant wait!!! I am 5'6" I weigh 160 and in better shape now than I was in my 30's. I have always been thin and kept active (somewhat) my whole life. After the birth of my kids, who weighed 9lbs and 10lbs, I just would workout a bit and lose the weight pretty easy. I never however had a lot of muscle, I was an old school cardio queen! It wasn't until 2013 after I had my ovaries removed, my oldest son went into the Air Force, and my father passed away that I went into a deep depression, didn't do anything active and put on 50 lbs! Whew. That was a rough time for me and my family. It took me a year to get my self back to normal and have a V8 moment of "wtf did you do to yourself! ?" It was then I hired a personal trainer and climbed my way out of that depression and back to ME!! I found me again! A kickass, funny, beautiful, in shape lean muscle packing woman! I love lifting weights and I now work for the same personal trainer I hired!! I teach fitness classes that consist of line dancing and dance cardio! I am also studying fir my NASM CPT certification! I know first hand what it's like to gain the weight, and struggle to lose it!!! Finally I am ready to have my tummy tuck! I have lost my weight and am still sculpting my body but my tummy is skin and it hangs and pooches and I HATE IT!!! I just want it gone. I will meet the dr in Utah this weekend and see of he suggests any lipo of flanks or just tummy tuck! I am jacked!!! Did I mention my niece is coming up from cali and having hers done at the same time??? Yes! Someone to heal with. I'm thankful I found this place and hope to connect with you all. I will post some before pics and chat later!

I leave in the morning for a weekend getaway that ends with my face to face consultation with Dr Ralston. I cant wait to get away and chill. My youngest and last son leaves for college on Sept 25th and we got him all signed up for the dorms today. I've been wicked wicked emotional all day over it. I had to teach fitness class tonight which im thankful for as I need some cardio to release some of this emotion. OKAY.... enough of that..... I have my consult Monday the 24th at 3:30pm. I just want him to say, oh ya you will have great results and this will turn out great! Otherwise I may throat punch him...ahahhhahhah just kidding....I think! LOL Anyway, my Ma, and 2 older sisters are coming and we are going to shop and hit some flea markets and just relax. They have a pool and workout room at the hotel so I will be keeping up with my training also while im gone.
Well,have a great weekend everyone and I will update after my consult!!!

Well, we made it to Utah Friday afternoon! My nephew was there on tdy from Florida, he is in the Air Force. We got to meet up, go to lunch and dinner and do some shopping! It was a great visit. We hadn't seen him for a couple of years so it was amazing. We got some rest and then Saturday we did more shopping and checked out Ogden. What a gorgeous area. Sunday we went to Park City and they have a huge street market with vendors and food, this was my favorite! Amazing deals and so so pretty! My Ma, me and sisters are always having a good time. We like to just live life, joke, laugh, sing, dance, and we are stand up comics always out doing one another. Never a dull moment. We had a blast! Today I finally had my face to face with Dr. I was so excited and nervous. I had butterflies LOL!! The nurse Linda was so nice and sweet. Answered all my questions I had. She explained everything in detail before Dr came in. When Dr Ralston came in my first impression was the feeling of peace and calm. He was so nice and made me at ease. Explained things to me again. Looked at my tummy and said I would have good results, so I didn't have to throat punch him, hahahah!!!! I am going to do lipo of the flank areas to help enhance the results and make everything balance out better. Normally on its own it is 2500k but with the tummy tuck he gives a 500 dollar discount. So 8000k total now for TT, muscle repair tightening, and lipo of flanks! I just felt better knowing it would look better with the lipo. He said I'm at great weight and had me Kay down to make sure I had enough skin to pull tight without a 2" vertical stitch (which would cause scar) above vaginal area. He's pretty sure he won't need to do that. I am okay if he does. I am not looking to wear a string bikini. I will opt for boy cut bottoms and bikini top of I choose to wear one. I just want to be able to lay on my side and spoon with my husband and have him run my belly without feeling a handful of DOUGH! We have been married for 23 1/2 years and he has seen every inch of me but I still cringe when he gets near my stomach! I hate that he has to touch it with all that skin. Or (TMI) when we are intimate and I am on all fours, my tummy hangs like a combo of pizza dough, taffy , and deflated water balloons! It's so distracting to me and I'm wicked self conscious grrrrrrr! So, I am about 6-7 weeks out from what seems like a surgery I've waited forever for. I am nervous, anxious, and excited. I just want good results and a good recovery. I will follow his orders to a T!!! I am a good patient and want the best outcome. If he says stand on one leg, play with your left breast and sing Yankee Doodle dandee once a day to help your recovery., hell yeah I will be singing that [RS bleep] and grabbing my boob with pride! Hahahahahah okay. I'm tired I think...... I shall sign off for now and here are a few photos from our getaway. Chat soon friends.